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Pause Readings & Reflections


Realm of quietude
One of the most important things we can do in life is to remember that God, the Great I AM, the Ultimate Mystery, dwells within the...
Jul 21, 20256 min read


A ternary understanding.
Dear Ones, A ternary understanding becomes especially crucial as we face the complex challenges of our time. Consider how the Law of...
Jul 20, 20258 min read


New Kingdom waiting to be born.
Dear Ones, Let us continue to consider how this metaphysical principle and pattern, the Law of Three embedded in the Trinity, appears in...
Jul 13, 20256 min read


Trinitarian structure of reality.
Dear Ones, A few weeks ago we looked at the reality of the trinitarian pattern woven into the very structure of existence. This...
Jul 6, 20258 min read


Readings week of June 23rd.
Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found here * Monday, June 23rd with...
Jun 27, 20254 min read


Divine relationality.
The invitation of Trinity Sunday, now two weeks behind us, extends far beyond a single day of celebration. It calls us to recognize the...
Jun 15, 20255 min read


Cosmic complexity.
Dear ones, Two days ago, we marked Trinity Sunday—a celebration in the Christian tradition of the mystery of the Three-in-One: the...
Jun 14, 20256 min read


A life set on fire.
Today is the feast of Pentecost, a celebration in the Christian liturgical calendar commemorating the coming of the Holy Spirit, as...
Jun 8, 20256 min read


“Cosmic Suspended Animation"
Dear ones, Last Thursday was Ascension Day, a feast in the Christian liturgical calendar commemorating Jesus’ ascension from this...
May 31, 20255 min read


Readings week of May 19th.
Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found here * Monday, May 19th Chant: ...
May 24, 20253 min read


Readings week of May 12th.
Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found here * Monday, May 12th ...
May 17, 20253 min read


Invincible Hearts.
Good day dear ones, Spiritual practices are so important to make space for—not to escape from life, but to lean more fully into life...
May 10, 20254 min read


Our ongoing call.
Good day, dear ones, Our ongoing task right now—to use the language of Cynthia Bourgeault—is to attune and stay anchored within our...
May 3, 20255 min read


Readings week of April 21st.
Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found here * Monday, April 21st -...
Apr 26, 20254 min read


A Call to Deep Inner Preparation and Listening.
Good day, good people, We have emerged from Holy Week and now find ourselves in the reverberations of the Paschal Season—also known as...
Apr 19, 20259 min read


Robustness.
Good day, good people, Throughout this lenten season, we have been focusing on partnering with the four cardinal virtues . As we move...
Apr 12, 20256 min read


Emotional programs and identifications.
Good day, good people, During this Lenten season we have been giving ourselves to the four cardinal virtues or spiritual elements—...
Apr 5, 20258 min read


Readings week of March 24th.
Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found here * Monday, March 24th ...
Mar 29, 20252 min read


Reinforcing feedback loops.
Good day, good people, I trust we are learning from and discovering new dimensions of Courage, Temperance, Prudence, and Justice as we...
Mar 22, 20254 min read


Courage, Temperance, Prudence, and Justice.
Good day, good people, As we take up our collective Lenten preparation—by way of moving into the larger mind, fasting, praying, and...
Mar 15, 202511 min read


Go beyond the mind and remember that we are dust.
Good Ash Wednesday, good people, Within the Christian Wisdom Tradition, this Holy day commemorates the shift from the season of...
Mar 2, 20254 min read


Readings week of February 10th.
Readings from last week's Daily Contemplative Pauses *All previous readings & reflections can be found here * Monday, February 10th...
Feb 16, 20255 min read


Silence and imaginal activism.
Good day, good people, We may sometimes feel that cultivating a relationship with Silence is a luxury—even a selfish or self-centered...
Feb 9, 20257 min read


Silence is more than we realize...
Good day, good people, Many of the world's Wisdom traditions affirm that a practice of silence is essential for living as Whole,...
Feb 2, 20255 min read
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